Staffordshire County Council

Staffordshire County Council is the top-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Staffordshire, England.

Staffordshire County Council
Arms of Staffordshire County Council
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Type
Type
Leadership
Alan White,
Conservative
since 23 July 2020[1]
Chief Executive
John Henderson
since May 2015
Structure
Seats62 councillors
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Political groups
Administration
  Conservative (57)
Other Parties
  Labour (4)
  Independent (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First past the post
Last election
6 May 2021
Meeting place
County Buildings, Stafford
Website
www.staffordshire.gov.uk

62 councillors sit on Staffordshire County Council. Staffordshire operates a cabinet-style council. The full council elects a cabinet of 10 councillors, including the council leader, from the majority party. Each cabinet member has their own portfolio about which they make the "day to day" decisions.[2][3]

Council election results

Results summary

Staffordshire County Council Election, 2021[4][5]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 57 +6 91.9 56.5 125,310
  Labour 4 -6 6.5 26.2 58,225
  Independent 1 0 1.6 6.9 15,251
  Green 0 0 0 6.4 14,198
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 2.7 5,949
  UKIP 0 0 0 1.0 2,171
  Other parties 0 0 0 0.3 729
Staffordshire County Council Election, 2017[6]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 51 +17 82.3 53.8 116,644
  Labour 10 -14 16.1 28.0 60,697
  Other parties 1 -1 1.6 2.7 5,789
  UKIP 0 -2 0 6.0 12,947
  Green 0 0 0 5.0 10,897
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 4.6 10,017
Staffordshire County Council Election, 2013[7]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 34 -15 54.8 36.2 68,395
  Labour 24 +21 38.7 29.7 56,172
  UKIP 2 -2 3.2 24.0 45,401
  Independent 2 +2 3.2 4.1 7,770
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 4.2 7,904
  Green 0 0 0 0.8 1,445
  Other parties 0 0 0 0.9 1,743
Staffordshire County Council Election, 2009
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 49 +22 109699
  Liberal Democrats 4 +2
  UKIP 4 +4
  Labour 3 -29 46315

References

  1. "Council minutes, 23 July 2020" (PDF). Staffordshire County Council. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. "Role of County Council". Staffordshire County Council. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  3. "Role of the Cabinet". Staffordshire County Council. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  4. "Staffordshire County Council Elections - Thursday 6th May 2021". Staffordshire County Council. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. "Staffordshire County Council Elections - Thursday 6th May 2021 - Staffordshire Live". Staffordshire Live. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  6. "Staffordshire County Council election results 2017". Staffordshire County Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  7. "The Elections Centre - Election results Year Tables". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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